Random 10 For August 26, 2008
1. Wire, “Kidney Bingos.” Wire spent most of the ’80s broken up, but returned in 1987 with The Ideal Copy and a follow-up EP in 1988, Kidney Bingos. No, it doesn’t make any natural sense at first, but the stream of consciousness list seems, along with the phrase “money spurs people on,” to constitute a cut-and-paste statement on consumer culture. It’s also extremely repetitive and catchy as hell.
2. Azure Ray, “Across the Ocean.”
3. Kunek, “Section 2.”
4. Bauhaus, “Ziggy Stardust.”
5. Goldfrapp, “A&E.” When Madonna adopted an icy electro-disco sound on her early to mid-’00s releases, she was dubbed “Oldfrapp” in the British press. Conversely, “A&E” sounds like Alison’s attempt to do a Madge ballad circa Ray of Light.
6. Ween, “Sweetheart in the Summer.”
7. Toby Young, “Ch. 4: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People.”
Follow
